Vespers, Evening Prayer for the 17th Friday of Ordinary Time, August 1, 2025.
Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori

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Deus in Adjutorium – “O God come to my assistance”
Hymn: "Plasmator hominis Deus," (English) St. Gregory the Great (pg. 205 in the Liber Hymnarius), Translation ICEL ©2023
Psalm 41
Psalm 46
Canticle: Revelation 15v3-4
Reading: Romans 15v1-3
Responsory: Christ loved us and washed away our sins, in His own blood.
Magnificat (Canticle of Mary: Luke 1v46-55)
Intercessions: Lord, show us your mercy.
The Lord's Prayer
Collect
Concluding Rite
Marian Devotion

The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes), ©1974, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C.